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Subject: 
Re: My point.
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Date: 
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 03:10:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Matthew Moulton writes:
> > When people came down hard on him and called him dishonest, deceitful,
> > etc., he came back and said that he was lying -- that he hadn't really
> > switched stickers, and that he "just wanted to see how we would react."
> 
> You know I think I actually remember that guy.  Do you remember me
> Todd?

Actually, the incident I was referring to above wasn't you -- it was someone
else.  But anyway...


> About three years ago I had an idea about an instruction
> website, people flamed the hell out of me for it, even though the post
> was neutral.  Of course I flamed back, and then all of you suddenly
> started attacking me even worse.

I don't think I participated in that discussion.  I pretty much stopped
posting to RTL after 1998.  I do remember reading parts of it, though.
Where is it?  Hmmm, here, DejaNews has it:

http://www.deja.com/viewthread.xp?AN=529053940&toffset=0&frpage=viewthread.xp

Gee, look at that.  According to DejaNews, I didn't even post to that thread.


> Because of you I never finished that
> idea, if I had had support I could have made something really great,
> really contributed something, instead all I got was a taste of yer
> incredible hospitality.  I've never forgotten Todd, not after the way
> I was hurt, and I won't forget either.

In addition to not forgetting, you seem to have remembered something that
didn't happen.  Of course, I could be wrong -- I have flamed people in RTL
before (and here).  I'm (mildly) curious if anyone knows what flame Matthew
is referring to.


> > I believe it scarred his reputation for some time -- although he seems to
> > do doing all right now.
> You enjoyed that, didn't you Todd?  Scarring his reputation, it made
> you feel good, didn't it?

Actually, I don't think I participated in that thread either -- watched it
from the sidelines, IIRC.


> Like when you asked if my parents were
> alcoholics, or when you just kept making post after post insulting me
> in every way you could think of.  That felt REALLY good, didn't it
> Todd?

http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=6591

--Todd



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(...) Well that's kinda cool, cheating the system that tries to cheat you. Ever work in price management for a company Todd? There are legal, as well as allowed ways of "stealing". I remember when I got two huge boxes of Power Aid at 8 cents a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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